Top Ranking Company

To spotlight the companies on the 2008 Diversity Inc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list, we will be running profiles of three of them each day. Today we aspect PricewaterhouseCoopers, Procter & Gamble, and Cox Communications. Just click on each company's name to view the profile.

These profiles include fast information about the companies and what diversity strengths propelled them to their ranking on the Top 50, and often aspect quotes on the importance of diversity from their CEOs and chief diversity officers.

Companies on this list make obvious strength in the four areas we calculate: CEO Commitment, Human Capital, Corporate and Organizational Communications, and Supplier Diversity.

A total of 352 companies participated in the 2008 Top 50 competition, up 10 percent from last year and up 100 percent since 2003. Thirteen companies appeared on the list for the first time; 15 companies went up in ranking from last year. Now in its eighth year, the Top 50 competition is an perspective process, completely driven by metrics obtained in a full analysis of more than 200 questions. The survey is sent to any company requesting it that has more than 1,000 U.S. employees. There is no fee to enter and no requirement to advertise.